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KUNG FU FILM FESTIVAL
A week of action-packed martial arts screenings
If you’re a fan of kung fu and any and all kinds of Chinese martial arts, Summerhall is the place for you this September as the venue plays host to Scotland’s fi rst ever Kung Fu Film Festival, with screenings of classics like Ang Lee’s multi award-winning Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the 2002 Jet Li favourite Hero, which was the fi rst Chinese-language fi lm to go to number one at the US box offi ce. You can also see Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon, and Jackie Chan’s hilarious Drunken Master, both of which will be accompanied by Q&As on the art and science of kung fu.
Elsewhere on the programme, attendees will be able to take introductory
martial arts classes courtesy of White Crane Scotland and Suffrajitsu, who run self defence classes for women in Edinburgh. It’s not all action and adventure though, as fi lms like the 2001 madcap sports
comedy Shaolin Soccer (pictured) will get a screening, alongside Stephen Chow’s special-effects, gangsters and nostalgia-fi lled Kung Fu Hustle. There will also be a rare chance to see Wolf Warrior II, the most successful Chinese- language movie of all time. If you’re after something a bit different after the chaos of August in Edinburgh,
the Kung Fu Film Festival promises a week of high-octane action, epic choreography and absurd comic capers, but all on the big screen. (Arusa Qureshi) ■ Summerhall, Edinburgh, Mon 16–Sun 22 Sep.
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